Red river flowing
Cascading
Twisting, turning
Moving continuously
Life giving

Buried within walls
Hidden
Pumped at an even pace
Rushing to its destiny
Taken for granted

Painfully halted
Staring, unable to see
Poisoned by an unknown
Outwardly unchanged
Inwardly dying

Poison to alleviate poison
Cleansing the dirt
Washing away intruders
Aiding the river to recovery
Temporarily reprieved

Original beauty never lost
Chances offered for prolongation
Attracting renewed invigoration
Remaining red but tarnished
Bad Blood